A Quick Guide to Handmade Bricks for Sale

No two bricks are identical

Our handmade bricks are hand-thrown into rectangular moulds and lightly dusted with sand to give each bricks individual colours and textures. The manual process gives each brick its own unique individual texture and markings, which is an attractive and sought-after feature in facing bricks. Our handmade bricks also have an indent or ‘frog’ in the top of the brick. The frog reduces the amount of material used to form the brick, makes it easier to remove from the moulds, and gives the completed wall better shear resistance. Once they reach a low enough moisture content, the bricks head into the latest technology carbon-neutral kilns. Temperatures over 1,000°C bake the clay solid and bring out the different hues in each brick. Once they cool, their colour results from the mineral breakdown in the raw materials from the heat of the kiln. Because of slight variations in chemical composition, no two bricks are identical. This can lead to slight colour differences. Although there are certain styles that feature clay flashing or overburns, which some view as a desirable effect.

Regional Variations

In the UK, in fact, there are many regional variations of brick from a variety of influencing factors, including:

• local clays;
• architectural trends and;
• lack of transport links through the years.

Red Bricks

Higher concentrations of iron give red bricks their striking look. Our Soft Reds, aka Red Rubbers, can be seen in the nations capital’s railway arches. Their workable nature means they can be sculpted into almost any shape, while keeping the robustness you’d expect from a top-quality brick.

Yellow Bricks

The striking and recognisable London bricks have a higher lime content giving them an unmistakable yellow hue. Our London Antique handmade brick undergoes an ageing process to change the appearance to that of a genuine reclaimed yellow brick with soot embedded on the face and traces of mortar residue.

Special Shaped Bricks

We offer both British standard metric and imperial sized bricks as well as non-standard formats for refurbishment projects.

Lead Times

We have one the quickest delivery times in the country, some next day, as all of our products are held in stock. Larger projects may be subject to a lead time depending on availability so please check with our team when placing your order.